Syria, Damascus and Assad

Syrian rebels free prisoners from Assad's notorious dungeons who celebrate in Damascus streets
Tens of thousands of people held in Syria's notorious prisons have been freed in the 10 days since the insurgents began their lightning advance across the country that ended with the toppling of Presi
Watch: View of Syria’s Damascus after rebels topple Assad’s dictator regime
Watch a view of celebrations in Damascus, Syria, on Monday (9 December) after rebels toppled dictator Bashar al-Assad’s regime. Russia, a close ally that has propped up the regime for years, said Assad left the country after negotiations with rebel groups and had given instructions to transfer power peacefully.
Syria faces future without al-Assad as Damascus falls to rebels
Syrians were facing a new political reality on Sunday after rebels took the capital Damascus, ending the two-decade regime of president Bashar al-Assad, who has fled the country for an unknown destination.
American Travis Timmerman found in Damascus after being freed from Syrian prison
Travis Timmerman, a missing American from Missouri, was freed from a Syrian prison and found Thursday outside of Damascus trying to make his way out of the country on foot.
Inside Syria's prisons after Assad's fall
NBC News' Richard Engel reports from inside one of Syria's most notorious prisons, Saydnaya military prison nicknamed "the human slaughterhouse." Thousands of people in Syria have rushed to the country's prisons after the fall of the Assad regime searching for any trace of loved ones they feared had disappeared into their unseen depths.
American Freed From Syrian Prison After Assad Toppled Found In Damascus Suburb
Travis Timmerman said he had been held since being detained after entering the country from Lebanon seven months ago
Syria: An American has been found in Syria after being reportedly freed by Syrian ‘rebels’ from Assad’s prisons
An American has been found in Syria after being reportedly freed by Syrian ‘rebels’ from Assad’s prisons. The reports claiming that the individual found is American Journalist Austin Bennett Tice who has been missing since 2012 are NOT true,
US scrambles to quell ISIS resurgence in Syria after fall of Assad
The US’ key anti-ISIS partners in Syria said on Wednesday that the ISIS detention facilities they guard are coming under attack and that they have been forced to halt anti-ISIS operations, complicating the US military’s efforts to prevent the terror group from reconstituting following the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

America's closet ally in Syria is losing ground

Rebels Declare Damascus Free of al-Assad
After just a few days of rapid advances, the rebels appeared to control Syria’s capital. They said they would work with a top ...
Biden praises regime change in Syria after rebels capture Damascus
A coalition of Syrian rebels say they have toppled the government of President Bashar al-Assad and captured the Syrian ...
Live updates: Assad regime falls in Syria as rebels in Damascus claim victory on state TV
Assad’s regime fell on Sunday morning as state television proclaimed the end of his rule and the country’s prime minister ...
American who says he crossed into Syria on foot is free after 7 months in detention
An American who says he crossed into Syria on foot has been released after seven months in detention. Travis Timmerman told ...
Syrian rebels capture Damascus as President Assad flees the country
We declare the city of Damascus free from the tyrant Bashar al-Assad,” a rebel leader said on WhatsApp. “To the displaced ...
American freed from Damascus prison says he’s a Christian pilgrim missing for months
A man liberated by Syrian rebels from a prison in Damascus is identifying himself as a U.S. citizen who has been missing for months.
Assad gets asylum in Russia, rebels sweep through Syria
Thousands gathered, chanting "freedom" from Assad's rule.
Syria live updates: IDF operating mission in Syria, beyond buffer zone
Rebel forces in Syria captured the capital Damascus and toppled the regime of President Bashar Assad in a lightning-quick ...